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LOT 0180
Byzantine Silver Ring with Epigraphy
6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (9.71 grams, 24.51 mm overall, 18.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
The shank with herringbone markings in imitation of braiding, trefoil shoulders, drum-shaped bezel with incised cruciform texts 'P+B' and 'ω+KX'.
ProvenanceGerman art market.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 227, for type.
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